Jans Rautenbach
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Jans Rautenbach is a South African screenwriter
, film producer
and director
. His 1968 film Die Kandidaat
proved controversial and received some censorship
in South Africa, because of perceived criticism of the apartheid system.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. His 1968 film Die Kandidaat
Die Kandidaat
Die Kandidaat is a 1968 South African drama film directed by Jans Rautenbach and starring Gert Van den Bergh, Marie Du Toit and Regardt van den Bergh...
proved controversial and received some censorship
Censorship
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in South Africa, because of perceived criticism of the apartheid system.
Selected filmography
Director- Die KandidaatDie KandidaatDie Kandidaat is a 1968 South African drama film directed by Jans Rautenbach and starring Gert Van den Bergh, Marie Du Toit and Regardt van den Bergh...
(1968) - KatrinaKatrina (film)Katrina is a 1969 South African drama film directed by Jans Rautenbach and starring Katinka Heyns, Jill Kirkland and Don Leonard. The screenplay was written by Emil Nofal...
(1969) - Jannie totsiensJannie totsiensJannie totsiens is a 1970 South African mystery film directed by Jans Rautenbach and starring Cobus Rossouw, Katinka Heyns, Jill Kirkland and Don Leonard. A new arrival to a mental institute is ostracised by the other patients, until they use him as a scapegoat when another patient dies...
(1970) - My Way II (1977)
- Broer Matie (1984)